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Researchers investigate deadly parasites of beech trees.

ARS researchers aim to curb the spread of invasive pests and plants through Area-Wide Pest Management

Researchers adopt on-site plotting and multi-spectral sensors to gather new data

ARS Researchers search for solutions to X-disease, devastating the U.S. sweet cherry industry.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers are helping Americans offset chronic health diseases and the debilitating effects of obesity, which can cost up to $4.5 trillion in annual health care expenditures.

Scientists develop new sorghum lines to help cash crops from nematode attacks.

A 1925 film of USDA plant explorers David Fairchild and Palemon Dorsett's collecting trip has been found.

A test kit developed by ARS can help protect food from mycotoxins.

It is a question anyone who has ever eaten or cooked an egg might want to ask: How should we store them?

An ARS entomologist is focused on finding natural ways to control stink bugs.

ARS researchers play a role in enhancing the quality of the hops and barley needed to produce beer.

The spotted lanternfly, first sighted in Pennsylvania, is an invasive pest to the United States.

Clip taken from the 1925 silent film “Agricultural Explorations in Ceylon, Sumatra and Java.”

Q & A About Storing Eggs Safely

ARS research shows tree nuts provide fewer calories than shown on labels.

The ARS Culture Collection safeguards important microbial resources from around the world.

Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Administrator of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, introduces a new platform, Tellus, for sharing ARS success stories and more.

For groundbreaking work on addressing feeding the world in the face of global climate change.

ARS continues to deliver scientific solutions to national and global agricultural challenges.

There’s surprising news about a pest that’s the main culprit in global honey bee colony losses.

ARS scientists are using drones to sample irrigation ponds for E. coli. 

Each year, ARS researchers evaluate about 6,000 samples of malting barley.

Growing companion plants with crops creates a “push-pull” effect on pests.

ARS scientists developed a nonwoven cotton gauze that quickly stanches bleeding and promotes healing.
 

A massive collection of scientific cultures is part of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service.

The emerald ash borer is destroying ash trees, which are used to make baseball bats. 

ARS honors top researchers for their scientific contributions and achievements. 

Three Scientists Are Being Honored For Their Achievements In Pioneering And Impactful Research.

USDA researchers have developed a low-glycemic sweetener, a benefit for diabetics and crop farmers.

ARS scientists have developed new methods to test beef for the presence of harmful pathogens.

Images from the ARS Electron and Confocal Microscopy Unit have scientific photography awards.

In ARS laboratory studies essential oils in Italian honeysuckle killed 100 percent of mosquito larvae.  

The seeds of a purple-flowered annual known as cuphea could be the source of another insect repellent.

BARD provides ARS scientists opportunities for collaborative research with an Israeli counterpart.

Two scientists are honored for outstanding scientific achievements in animal health and remote sensing.

ARS scientists have a new job for lactic acid bacteria: turning sucrose into a sugar called isomelezitose.

U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research And Development Fund

Scientists with the USDA are studying ways to keep honeybees stress-free and healthy.

ARS study reveals vitamin E can be successfully added to frying oil and fried foods, like tortilla chips.

ARS scientists play an essential role in bringing products to your grocery store shelves. 

ARS researchers are exploring ways to make battered catfish that’s tasty, crispy, and more appealing.

USDA's National Animal Germplasm Collection researches a major milestone. 

Scientists win highest honor given to outstanding early-career scientists and engineers. 

Scientists have identified in fermented cucumbers, peptides known to have anti-hypertensive properties.

ARS scientists are on the forefront of research to provide growers and consumers with the very best berries.

LTAR research provides a greater understanding of the complexity of agroecosystem landscapes.

ARS scientists chart course of water management.

It's estimated that in 2020 growers suffered $100 million in losses due to Impatiens necrotic spot virus.

Assessing whether mycotoxins in poultry feed could predispose chickens to fatal disease even at low levels.

ARS makes managing cropland easier for growers worldwide.